Network interface card coupled to drive carrier

Abstract

An example drive carrier in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure may he mounted within a drive bay of a computing device. A network interface card may be coupled to the drive carrier, and the network interface card may be communicatively coupled to the computing device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 a drive carrier to be mounted within a drive bay of a computing device; and   a network interface card coupled to the drive carrier, wherein the network interface card is communicatively coupled to a mini peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) port of the computing device via a flexible flat cable.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a circuit board, wherein the circuit board interconnects with the flexible flat cable and a mother board of the computing device. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the circuit board is a connection: board. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the network interface card comprises a fiber optics network interface card. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the fiber optics network interface card further comprises a subscriber connector. 
     
     
         6 . A system comprising:
 a computing device having a drive bay and a mini peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) port;   a drive carrier mountable within the drive bay of the computing device; and   a network interface card coupled to the drive carrier, wherein the network interface card is communicatively coupled to the mini PCIe port of the computing device.   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the network interface card is communicatively coupled to the mini PCIe port of the computing device via a flexible flat cable. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , further comprising a circuit board, wherein the circuit board interconnects with the flexible flat cable and the mini PCIe port of the computing device. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the circuit board is a mini PCIe connection board. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the network interface card comprises a fiber optics network interface card. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the fiber optics network interface card further comprises a subscriber connector. 
     
     
         12 . A method comprising:
 coupling a network interface card to a drive carrier;   interfacing the network interface card with a computing device by communicatively coupling the network interface card to a mini peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) port of the computing device; and   mounting the drive carrier into a drive bay of the computing device.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein communicatively coupling the network interface card to the mini PCIe port of the computing device further comprises communicatively coupling the network interface card to the mini PCIe port of the computing device via a flexible flat cable.